UNESCO Vega archipelago 2017/18

See the UNESCO listed Vega Islands on this exciting trip on the coast of Helgeland. We visit the “E-house”, a museum about eider ducks and the tradition of keeping them as domestic birds.

Published 22.06.2015

UNESCO World Heritage site

Insight into local village life

Learn about eider ducks

Direction

Southbound direction

Season

Summer

Notices

Comfortable shoes, warm and windproof clothing

Difficulty level

Level 2: Easy

Duration

4 hours

206 €

Between Sandnessjøen and Brønnøysund lies the island of Vega. This wonderful cultural landscape was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2004. The basis of the status is the Islanders outstanding tradition of keeping wild eider ducks as pets. The trip goes through a myriad of islands to the old fishing village Nes on Vega. The tour includes a visit to the E - house museum. Here you are taken on a journey into the islands eider industry, building nests and small e - houses, protection of bird brooding, harvesting and purifying the precious eiderdown. If you want you can try to clean down and you get to feel a real down duvet. In the World Exhibition you will hear the story of why Vega received World Heritage status and how this status has affected the local community. After an eventful day, you sail through the idyllic Helgeland coast to Brønnøysund.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Period: 10.06-09.09

Transportation: Boat

Meals on the trip: Tea /coffee and “Vega Lefse”

Clothes/Footwear: Comfortable shoes, warm and windproof clothing

Note: Short, but steep stairs at the E-house museum. Local crafts for sale